Continental, United post February cargo gains

Continental, United post February cargo gains U.S. airlines Continental and United both reported good monthly cargo gains in February.
   Houston-based Continental flew 85.5 million cargo revenue ton-miles during the month, a 5.4 percent increase compared to 81.1 million cargo revenue ton-miles in February 2007. After two months of the year, Continental transported 167.8 million cargo revenue ton-miles, up 6.1 percent.
   Chicago’s United reported an 8.3 percent increase for the month at 163.7 million system cargo ton-miles, driven by a 38.9 percent gain in mail shipments to 21 million cargo ton-miles. United’s monthly freight increased 4.9 percent to 142.7 million cargo ton-miles. For the year so far United’s system cargo ton-miles were up 6 percent to 311.1 million.